Environmental Damage;
Minefields;
Journal;
ERW;
Mine Action;
CISR;
Kuwait;
Desert Storm;
Defense and Security Studies;
Emergency and Disaster Management;
Other Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration;
Peace and Conflict Studies;
Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration;
Social and Behavioral Sciences

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Desert Storm brought Iraqi Forces to Kuwait and, with them, mines. Aerial diagrams illustrate the areas of Kuwait still littered with landmines. Landmines are causing significant short- and long-term damage to the environment, resulting in soil erosion, destruction of vegetation and topsoil, and negatively impacting wildlife.